The beautiful 4 star Hotel Lyon Metropole is located directly on the banks of the Saone River, just 5 minutes from Place Bellecour. The Hotel & Spa Lyon Metropole is the largest urban spa in France. Relax and rejuvenate in luxury as you enjoy the wide variety of Spa features such as: hammams, saunas, an indoor and outdoor pool, massages and treatments, a fitness room, and hydromassage pool. The hotel offers extensive sports facilities, including tennis and an Olympic size swimming pool. Lyon has some of France's best cooking, best museums, and best theater. Small, timeless villages dot the area medieval hilltop retreats and tranquil valley communities. Roman ruins are found along the Rhône and remains of prehistoric man in the Alps, which themselves provide some of the world's best skiing and hiking, not to mention Western Europe's highest mountain, Mont Blanc.